Legal Opinion
Domino v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 7, 2001No. 99-41486PublishedCited by 720 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Anna Domino, et al. filed this § 1983 suit as administrator of the estate of Texas Department of Corrections prisoner Antoine Domino (Domino) against Dr. Srini-vas Reddy (Reddy) and other TDC officials following Domino’s suicide. Plaintiff alleged that Dr. Reddy, a prison psychiatrist, by failing to predict Domino’s suicide, was deliberately indifferent to Domino’s medical needs and thereby violated his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. Dr. Reddy moved for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. The magistrate judge…
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